Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Synopsis

The vacationing Chipmunks and Chipettes are turning a luxury cruise liner into their personal playground, until they become 'chipwrecked' on a remote island. As the 'Munks and Chipettes try various schemes to find their way home, they accidentally discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.

There are plenty of reasons to avoid seeing Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, namely your own self-respect and sanity after listening to 90 minutes of high-pitched Chipmunk screenings. So really, you could say that the patrons at a Chicago theater who paid to see Chipwrecked

After a slow start for movies opening early on Wednesday, the Christmas holiday rallied a bit into Monday. Overall, box office results were slightly higher than the same four day holiday weekend last year, but that's small consolation for an industry that saw a major ticket sale backslide in 2011.

The Christmas (or whatever holiday you celebrate) season is almost upon us. And before we hit the full-fledged yuletide onslaught of movies, Hollywood likes to prime us with a little cinematic fodder. This week we get some no s#$% Sherlock while Alvin has his boys back together for a little cruise

In my mind the modern incarnation of Alvin and the Chipmunks movies stand for everything the Muppets are opposed to. It is, quite clearly, easy, lowest-common denominator family entertainment shoved out into theaters to make a quick buck without any real thought given to what they’re delivering to their audience.